THE STORY OF THE ROAD

1. What sounds do you hear on the road in the morning?Ans : In the morning, we hear the sound of the birds(chirrup chirrup), vegetable man (Peas, cauliflowers, cabbages), newspaper (tring-a-ling, tring-a-ling), boy’s bicycle and the talks of school man.

2. What is the vegetable man selling?Ans : The vegetable man is selling different vegetables like pea, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes, cucumber, carrot and radish.

3. Why is the road annoyed with the crow?Ans : The road is annoyed with the crow because it is waking up the road again and again.

Use can and cannot alternatively in the following sentences:I ______________ hear the sound of cars.I ______________ hear the train whistle.I ______________ hear the wind blow.I ______________ hear the clock.I ______________ hear the sound of feet.I ______________ hear the sound of moving of chairs.I ______________ hear the dogs barking.

PUPPY AND I

1. Who is the ‘I’ in the poem?Ans : “I” is the poet, a little child in the poem.

2. Where was the Man going?Ans : The Man was going down to the village to get some bread.

3. Why didn’t the child go with the Horse?Ans : The child didn’t go with the Horse because the Horse was going in the village to get some hay.

4. Why did the child go with the Puppy?Ans : The child went with the Puppy as the puppy was going to play and the child also want to play.

Match the animals with their sounds. A B

a horse trumpets

a dog bleats

a sheep neighs

a cat roars

an elephant moos

a tiger barks

a cow mews

List these animals under domestic animals and wild animals.jackal fox tiger dog cowelephant bear sheep goat buffalo

domestic animals wild animals

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Fill in the blanks with rhyming words.

Hill ____________ ____________

Hay ____________ ____________

Fine ____________ ____________

Get ____________ ____________

Going ____________ ____________

Hare ____________ ____________

BrunoBruno is my pet puppy.

He breaks his dish.He is sad.

Daddy gives him milk.But Bruno is sad.

Mummy gives him a new dish.Now Bruno is happy.

Choose the right words.

1. Bruno is my ____________. (pet/dish)

2. He breaks his ____________. (dish/fish)

3. Daddy gives him ____________. (water/milk)

4. Mummy gives him a new ____________. (fish/dish)

5. Bruno is now ____________. (sad/happy)

LITTLE TIGER, BIG TIGER

1. Tick the right answeri. Where did the mother tiger and her small tiger cub live?

a. near a river c. near a forestb. near a mountain d. near a sea

ii. What did the mother tiger hunt when the sky was dark?a. sheep and goats c. deer and pigsb. fish and frogs d. donkeys and horses

iii. What did the tiger cub catch one night?a. a deer c. a pigb. a frog d. a cat

2. What happened to the little tiger cub when he chased the frog?Ans: The little tiger came close to the big tiger when he chased the frog.

Match the animals with their young ones.

horse kitten

dog calf

cat colt

cow puppy

pig cub

tiger piglet

sheep kid

goat duckling

duck lamb

Can you place these letters in their right order to form the names of animals?

a t c _____________ s e m o u _____________ r e s o h _____________

o i n l _____________ p e s h e _____________ r e d e _____________

l u b l _____________ g i t e r _____________ f o l w _____________

The animals/birds in column A have to reach their homes in column B. Find out where they

live.

A B

A bee burrow

An ant web

A duck nest

A tiger Den

A rabbit hive

A spider pond

A sparrow ant Hill

WHAT’S IN THE MAILBOX?

1. Who does the postman bring letters for?Ans : The postman brings letters for the child’s mom and dad.

2. Does the child ever get a letter?Ans : No, the child never gets a letter.

3. What does the child decide to do?Ans : The child decide to write letters to his friends.

Here are some people who help us. Let’s try matching A with B.

A B

1. A postman drives a motor vehicle

2. A cobbler teaches in a school

3. A librarian looks after patients

4. A driver writes plays

5. A dramatist travels in a space craft

6. A teacher makes people laugh

7. A nurse mends our shoes

8. A musician plays musical instruments

9. An astronaut works in a library

10. A clown brings our letters

MY SILLY SISTER

1. What does the baby do with the pebbles?Ans : The baby tries to eat the pebbles thinking that it is a real food.

2. What does the baby do with the book?Ans : The baby tears the pages of the book and roars with joy.

3. When does the baby laugh?Ans : When her brother scolds her and shakes his head in anger, the baby laughs at it.

4. Why does the washer man bring donkeys?Ans : The washer man brings donkeys to carry away the dirty clothes.

5. What is the funniest thing the baby does?Ans : The baby laughs whenever her brother is in anger and scolds her.

6. Do you think the baby sister is really silly? Why?Ans : No, the baby sister is not silly because she is very small child and doesn’t know anything.

Fill in the blanks to spell words from the story.

s i ____ ____ y p e ____ ____l ____ s s t r ____ e t s

s ____ o l d l e ____ ____ o n s n ____ u ____ h t y

e x c ____ t ____ m ____ n t d ____n k ____ y

2. Write similar words from the story:

Foolish __________________ Stones __________________

Mischievous __________________ Fetch __________________

3. Fill in the blanks with words from the box

children they bell

The ______________ are playing in the field. __________ are happy.

____________ are playing ‘catch-me-if-you-can.’

The ____________ has rung. It is time for lessons.

Fill in the blanks

i. One child, many ____________ . ii. One fox, many _____________ .

iii. One duck, many ____________ . iv. One goose, many ____________ .

5. Add ‘ful’ to make a word.

a. The children are __________________. (play)

b. The flowers are __________________. (beauty)

c. The books are __________________ . (use)

d. The vegetables are __________________ . (plenty)

6. Add ‘ly’ to make a word

a. The new shoes are __________________ . (love)

b. He is __________________ smart. (real)

c. We should eat __________________ . (slow)

d. Let us sing __________________ . (soft)

7. Add ‘ish’ to make a new word.

a. That girl is always crying. She is ________________ . (child)

b. I slipped on a banana peel. I feel ________________ . (fool)

c. My sister is ________________ . (baby)

Write five sentences on how you help at home.

I help mother ______________________________________________

I help father _______________________________________________

I also help my brother in ___________________________________

I also help my sister with ___________________________________

I do __________________________________________ in the house.

DON’T TELL

1. How old is the speaker?Ans : The speaker is a small child. He may the age of 7-8 years.

2. Who are ‘they’ and ‘them’ in the poem?Ans : ‘They’ and ‘them’ in the poem are the parents of a child.

3. What is the secret the speaker is hiding?Ans : The secret the speaker is hiding is that he is a giant from inside.

Using the letters of the given word, make three words.

(i) blackboard – __________ __________ __________

(ii) mother – __________ __________ __________

(iii) vegetable – __________ __________ __________

(iv) thousand – __________ __________ __________

(v) helicopter – __________ __________ __________

Write the full forms of the following words.

Don’t – __________ I’m – __________ I’ll – __________

Can’t __________ It’s ____________ Isn’t __________

What's __________ That's ____________

ii. Make sentences using the following

He’s She’s You’re We’re

iii. Now write about two things you'll do when you grow up.

You can begin like this :

When I grow up I'll _________________________________________

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TRAINS

1. Where do the trains run?

Ans : The trains run over the mountains, plains and rivers.

2. What are the ‘‘precious loads’’ that they carry?

Ans : They carry important papers, mail, luggage and parcels which are very precious.

3. When do the trains run?

Ans : The trains run from morning to evening and from day to night.

4. What is ‘dusk’ and ‘dawn’?

Ans : Dusk: the period of partial darkness between day and night or when the sun is going to set.

Dawn: the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.

Sort out these different means of transport into correct groups.

Bus Car Aeroplane Ship Boat

Train Bicycle Helicopter Truck Steamer

Land _______________________________________________

Air _______________________________________________

Water _______________________________________________

Complete the sentences

1. Give me some ___________ to eat. (food/clothes)

2. Play with __________ . (me/grey)

3. Swim across ____________ (the river/the boat)

4. Let’s get on the ______________ (train/dawn)

HE IS MY BROTHER

1. Where were the people going?

Ans : The people were going to a holy place.

2. What did the man say to Meena?

Ans : The man said to Meena that “why was she carrying a boy on her back. Wasn’t she feeling

the load?”

3. Why do you think Meena was carrying her brother?

Ans : Meena was carrying her brother as he was not able to walk.

4. What went up the hill?

Ans : A path went up the hill.

5. What is the name of the girl in the story?

Ans : The name of the girl in the story is Meena.

6. How old was Meena?

Ans : Meena was twelve years old.

7. How old was Meena's brother?

Ans : Meena's brother was four years old.

Fill in the blanks using the correct given words

rat sip box rug cot den pit

1. The boy fell in the ____________.

2. I ____________ hot milk.

3. The kid is in the ____________.

4. My toy is in the ____________.

5. The lion is in the _________________.

6. The cat runs after the _________________.

7. I sit on the _________________.

Fill in the blanks with the opposite of the underlined word given in the sentence.

i. The rat ran in when the cat ran ____________.

ii. The lion is big but the ant is ____________.

iii. The giraffe has a long neck but owls are ____________.

iv. The sun appears in the day and the moon at ___________.

v. The tea is hot but the water is ____________.

vi. Trees are tall but the bushes are ____________.

vii. Ram was sad but Radha was ____________.

HOW CREATURES MOVE

Match the words in Column A with those in Column B.

Column A Column B

Lions wiggle

Squirrels hop

Flies swing

Seals leap

Worms walk

Monkeys crawl

Birds dive

Arrange these movement words from slow to fast.

run walk hop crawl

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Underline the letters which are silent in the following words:

walk straight more caught calm talk

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THE SHIP OF THE DESERT

1. Why is the Camel called the Ship of the Desert?

Ans : Camel is called the ship of the Desert because it can walk on the burning sand of desert

easily. He can live without food and water in the desert for many days.

2. For how many weeks can a camel store food in its hump?

Ans : A Camel can store food for two weeks in its hump.

3. What does the camel eat in the desert?

Ans : The camel eats thorny bushes in the desert.

Choose the right answer.

i. Name the Ship of the Desert

(a) lion (c) camel (b) crab (d) tiger

ii. Name the King of the Forest

(a) lion (c) monkey (b) owl (d) crocodile

iii. The feet of the camel are

(a) thick and padded (c) thick and fat

(b) long and fat (d) thin and padded

iv There are no rivers or lakes in

(a) plains (c) plateaus (b) mountains (d) deserts

v. At a time a camel can drink

(a) 200 bottles of water (c) 100 bottles of water

(b) 400 bottles of water (d) 300 bottles of water

vi. A camel stores its food in its

(a) stomach (c) legs (b) hump (d) lips

Make as many words as you can from within the given words.

ROARING __________ ___________ ___________

FROWNING __________ ___________ ___________

BLINKING __________ ___________ ___________

WONDERINGLY __________ ___________ ___________

Match the pictures with the words given below

tusk beak mane whiskers

hoof feet fin paw

Look at the goats in the pictures and write about them.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

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2. ___________________________________________________________________________

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3. ___________________________________________________________________________

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